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Helps adults with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities develop and enhance daily adaptive living skills and economic self-sufficiency through out-of-home training designed to foster appropriate behavior, greater independence, and personal choice.

Services

Developmental Disabilities Day Habilitation Programs
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Lutheran Social Services of Illinois (LSSI) - Portage Cragin Counseling Center's Journeys Program serves adults that are interested in building life and social skills through individual and group services. This program is staffed by social workers and counselors who work with each individual to personalize their goals, treatment plan, and participation in various group offerings.

Provides peer support counseling, information and referral to services that help disabled individuals, skills training, advocacy for persons with disabilities and their families and disability awareness and leadership education. Working with individuals in their homes or in locations convenient to the individual.

Services

Independent Living Skills Instruction
Disease/Disability Registries
Centers for Independent Living
Specialized Information and Referral
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities

Offers help to prepare intellectually disabled adults with substantial functional skill deficits to live and function within community settings. This is accomplished through the development and or maintenance of skills necessary for each individual served to obtain his/her maximum potential.

Provides education, training, enrichment and resources so people with visual impairment are able to live safe, independent lives. Includes programs/ activities such as:

- Friendship Fridays.
- Book Club.
- Orientation & Mobility.
- Making Computers Fun.
- Mobile Device Advice.
- Daily Living Skills.
- Personalized Enrichment.

Services

Health/Disability Related Social Clubs
Disease/Disability Information
Independent Living Skills Instruction

- Advocates for the civil rights of individuals with disabilities.

- Coordinates public disability awareness activities including presentations to community groups.

- Assists individuals with hearing and speech disabilities access communication needs.

- Assists with independent living skills training (money management, assertiveness training, self-advocacy, etc.).

- Provides information and referral services.

- Provides peer mentoring for individual and group settings.

- Provides transition services such as moving qualified individuals from nursing facilities or other institutions to independent living.

- Assists youth with disabilities transition from high school to adult life.

- Provides personal assistant services.

- Operates a Community Advocacy Training program for youth and adults.

- Assists individuals with vision loss or blindness acquire assistive devices and skills training.

- Operates a medical equipment loan program.

- Provides mentoring for parents of youth with disabilities.

Services

Independent Living Skills Instruction
Supported Living Services for Adults With Disabilities
Centers for Independent Living
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Assistive Technology Equipment
Specialized Information and Referral
Offers a place for those with disabilities to socialize with peers and engage in various classes, activities and support groups. Activities and classes focus on health and wellbeing, independent living skills, and employment. Information and referrals to other resources can also be provided.

Services

Adult Day Programs
Health/Disability Related Social Clubs
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Day Centers and Residential Services (7 day centers and group homes in the Omaha area)

Assisted and supported residential services, including community integration, behavior management, housekeeping, medication management, rehabilitation counseling, transportation training, money management, personal hygiene skills, leisure, socialization and recreation, and menu planning.

Supportive employment opportunities in conjunction with vocational rehabilitation.

Supported and assisted day services including community activities (volunteer work sites), contractual work, daily living skills, leisure activities in the community, computer skills training, and arts and craft activities.

Services

Disability Related Center Based Employment
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Vocational Rehabilitation
Supported Employment
Group Residences for Adults With Disabilities

Assists students with disabilities with job exploration counseling, work-based learning experiences, counseling on post-secondary education, workplace readiness training, and self advocacy.

Services

Independent Living Skills Instruction
General Youth Employment Programs
Provides independent living skills and activities for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Also offers support and advocacy for families and to persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Services

Centers for Independent Living
Independent Living Skills Instruction

Provides a variety of services to assist Individuals with disabilities live Independently in the community. It is an individualized process where SCICIL staff and the client work together as partners to determine an Independent Living Plan to achieve the desired goals.

Case management assists youth in transition to adulthood to be successful in their community by helping them learn life skills, find support systems, mentoring, etc.

Services

Supported Living Services for Adults With Disabilities
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Case management assists youth in transition to adulthood to be successful in their community by helping them learn life skills, find support systems, mentoring, etc.

Services

Supported Living Services for Adults With Disabilities
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Assists individuals with barriers to independence while they live independently in the community.

Services

Developmental Disabilities Day Habilitation Programs
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Provides supported community living (SCL). SCL gives individuals with disabilities the opportunity to live as independently as possible in the community. Service includes support with safety, housekeeping, finances, communication, employment, socialization, transportation and wellness.

Hourly supported community living provides service from just a few hours per month up to 8 hours per day. This goal focused program maintains the independence clients currently have while working toward greater independence. Clients access the community in varying ways to increase their own independence like using public transportation, grocery shopping, working out and forming meaningful relationships with peers.

24-hour supported community living serves adults who require a higher amount of service hours in their place of residence and the community. Clients learn independent living skills while working toward the goal of greater independence.

Services

Supported Living Services for Adults With Disabilities
Independent Living Skills Instruction
- Special Technology and Adaptive Resources for Students: Provides training in Activities of Daily Living and Technology. - Comprehensive Low Vision Project: Provides visually impaired children evaluations, prescribed devices and training in the use of devices.
Program that uses a comprehensive approach designed to increase independence for individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities. Teaches social skills, money/budgeting, basic safety and survival skills, self-care, computer skills, and much more.

Offers a program to assist individuals with developmental disabilities become more independent in their daily life.

Offers a program supporting young adults to help them as they transition from the child welfare system to adulthood without permanent placement, while establishing a safe, nurturing relationship with ILS staff.

Offers rehabilitation services to those with mental illness and intellectual disabilities. Services are designed to help clients overcome barriers and acquire or relearn skills to help them live independently in the community through occupational therapy services. Services include, but are not limited to, learning about money management, paying bills, cleaning and house maintenance, self-advocacy and self-care.
Employment program for people who experience a disability. Assists people with disabilities prepare for, find, and keep a job. Program is voluntary and the services provided will be specific to an individual's needs.

Helps businesses recruit, train, and retain employees with disabilities.

Services

Assistive Technology Equipment Provision Options
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Assistive Technology Equipment
Vocational Rehabilitation
The Jail Diversion Program is offered to individuals in Jasper and Poweshiek Counties who are in contact with the criminal justice system because of a mental health or co-occurring disorder. Participation in the Jail Diversion Program is voluntary.

Program staff are able to assist with locating housing, applying for community assistance programs, locating employment, budgeting, promoting independent living skills and identifying and intervening where there are gaps in care. Staff also provide goal-related transportation.

Services

Independent Living Skills Instruction
Certificates/Forms Assistance
Diversion Programs

A program designed to provide community-based services that will meet the needs of individuals with brain injuries and help prevent unnecessary institutionalization.

Services

Independent Living Skills Instruction
Specialized Information and Referral
Case/Care Management
Disability Rights Groups

Provides a residential training program that teaches techniques for living independently and working competitively. While learning techniques, the person gains confidence in themselves and adjusts to their vision loss in a positive way.

Services

Disease/Disability Information
Independent Living Skills Instruction

Blind Service staff provide a variety of services to individuals who are blind, visually impaired or Deaf/Blind to assist them in achieving self-sufficiency through obtaining competitive employment. Services include:

- Vocational rehabilitation.

- Provides instruction in independent living skills, communication strategies, Braille, adaptive equipment, assistive technology, and health and wellness.

- Orientation and Mobility Instructors providing instruction in skills, methods, and techniques to independently travel safely and effectively in various surroundings.

- Rehabilitation Counselors and Coordinators provide a wide variety of services necessary to assist the individual in obtaining their employment outcome goal.